statistical testing Flashcards
1
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statistical testing
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provides a way of determining whether hypotheses should be accepted or rejected.
tell us whether differences or relationships between variables are statistically significant or have occurred by chance.
2
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sign test
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- difference.
- related design.
- nominal data
3
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accepted significance level in psychology
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- 0.05
- 0.01 for research involving human cost, e.g. drug trials, or when investigation cannot ever be repeated
4
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chi-squared
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- difference. unrelated-design.
- association/correlation.
- nominal.
5
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Mann-Whitney
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- difference.
- unrelated design.
- ordinal.
6
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Wilcoxon
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- difference.
- related design.
- ordinal.
7
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Spearman’s rho
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- association/correlation.
2. ordinal.
8
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Unrelated t-test
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- difference.
- unrelated design.
- interval.
9
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related t-test.
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- difference
- related design.
- interval.
10
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Pearson’s r
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- association/correlation
2. interval
11
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mnemonic
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Carrots Should Come
Mashed With Swede
Under Roast Potatoes
12
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table
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. difference association/correlation unrelated related N O I